The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-24

are a. follows; Lords Prayer, engraved on Hcllk,
each SIPS; Trocus, 81; Cowry, 90 cents. Motto
engraved on Cowry, 40 cents. Engraved cameo
shell Sl.d0. Now, ii any Of the C. C. wishes one or
more OF these shells, will include their order with
my own, thus making no extra trouble for myself
| and. perhaps, proving an accommodation Tor some
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Clearield concerning my reliabty.-W. Herold
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CLUB WHISPERS.
To me the @. c. seems like "A friend, and have
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has helped 10 pass away many long hour when
was unable 10 do anything but read. Not that am
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feet. Many thanks for Annie l.. Marshs fine de-
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Our little town Is on the advance guard; new
houses and new wooden factory. our ]. o. q. II.
D. doing good work, and want To see everything
that can intoxcate driven out / would say To all
who want husband wife 10 mention il in the
/ 9. q. believe they are all " true buesn have
/ found soldiers daughter who will make me
happy Dec ~ Good-by, dear O. C.-G. w. Castle,
Thanksgiving FEAST The grace Il said;
Up hobs each G. G. head
And bright eyes, like some greedy power,
Go seeking what they may deyour.
The turkey at the feast Is lost;
The chickens get their drum-sticS crosscdi
The empty plates filled with pies.
GoOd-by, 9. G; it's time to risei
Minnie Walker, Port Clinton, o.
II the President of the United States was a man
OF % years old or more, and you were young
lady, say, IL or 20, and the President should come
10 see you, aud finally ask you 10 be hs wife, and
YOU did not love him rs well some Of the boys
OF your acquaintance, would You marry him just
because lie the PRESIDENT / would like to
hear from the boys whether they think the girls
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and from the girls as TO whether they think the
President Is anything more than man. ''-Chas
Enyeart Bellwood, Neb
How many OF you burdened with the
thoughts of essay writing and know not what 10
write about or at least cannot decide what viii be
the best subject upon which 90 concentrate your
thoughts? am one of these unfortuuates coming
10 Tie Z. C. for aid. Have long been delighted
reader OF the Club and think there must be some
who have been through the mill, by the compost
ton Of their letters expect to be graduated from
the Kent High School next june, and am at a loss
LOT LOT subject Tor my graduating essay. Friends of
Tennessee Boy" II. Van Wrinkle, TO the rescue
Zoe l.. Owen.
/ in trouble, and come to TIE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE for comfort and consolation. live in The
country, where amusements are almost a. scarce as
white feathers on crow" The young people
have organized society that will give series OF
dance parties this Winter. hut am not allowed to
join. My parents say that dancing is ungodly, and
that to dance one can't goto Heaven. Now would
like, n possible, some OF the friends Of the c. O. 10
say something IN favor Of dancing.-Clod Cutter.
Profanity is one OF the most sinful and depraving
habits, and Vet you cannot pass along the streets
OF The average Western town without heariEg it on
all sides, from old men and young men, and even
little boys scarcely able 10 speak plainly. Pro-
ianity rs not only sin against God. but II is a
coarse, rude, vulgar habit II any Of the Z. Q.
guilty OF its USE now IL the time TO stop it-Honer
McFeeley, Morristown, Ind.
To the friend " hose letter addressed 10 Mrs A.
l. Bliss Stearns Mich, will say that the address
error; II should have been Mrs. A b.
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! Belle Cheney ,AinchendOn, Mass. Very old poems
The Orphan Children aud " Lines Written on
the Death Of Washington" for CAREFUL OF Relig-
! Ion OF other old poems-M. A. Tee, Springfield,
i Kan. r" kOss Fleming for 1" Barriers Burned
/ Away prize for best photograph before Christ
mas.-Mrs. George Daniorih, Newton's Corners
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/ TIDY chroohet directions FOR knitting mtlens with
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swers
The Curious Corner.
Answers 10 questions viii not be published with.
/ in two or three weeks amer questions appear. SO
all viii have q chance 10 send replies aud receive
/ honorable mention with the number answered.
Frederick III Of Austria stamped all his books
/ Win the voWels a ( . a. meaning Allies Erdreich
at Oesreich underi'aH" can earth Is subject 10
Vhe first working neutrality-suspicious. was nat
ented IN Great Britain by Andrew Meille, scotch
| man, Ia l75s.
10 wac once the custom, before nurnames became
general, 20 Distinguish man from others Of tie
name by giving hlm one expressive Of some piysi-
cal or mental characteristic. Thus William l.
the COnquerOt,' whose sons were known as fol.
lows: Robert named Gumberou, OF gughose from
hiE short legs; William. called Rufus (red) from
tie color Of hla hnir, aud Henry, known as Beau
clerc. from hs love Of letters. The term Long
shuuks WAS applied 10 Edward T.
The city 81 Moscow has the largest bell In the
! world weight, 4OZ, 900 pounds.
Charles granted what B. now the State Of Mary
laud to Lord Baltimore and the Roman Catholics
who had been driven from England by religious
/ persecution.
a. Who was the hero Of the Log Cabin and
bard cider campaign" ~ 2 When aud by whom
Was Washington city buuedf g. When and by
whom was tbe FIRST book written In America -
lula spurrier, New stuitsyIlle. O.
4. Where are the burial places Of our dead Preei.
! dentsf-Mark Lewis Sanduazy. o.
b. When, where aud by whom were the several
Baptist, Methodist. Fresby terrain Quaker Iuih.
einn, Congregational Unitarian and Catholic
churches fOuHded2-SolomOn Raphael DeRonr
Fort Wayne. Ind.
BIBLE BRIGADE
The Kingdom OF Heaven wac lirened 20 A mus
tRrd-seed by Christ Ia 81 his parallels because
from the smallest beginning u was destined 10 be-
come "A great tree, la whose branches the nations
Of the earth should hnd shelter
I Matthew made n great feast for JeatIs after Ia